hidden Drainage network HYDROGRAPHIC NETWORK. Over 19500 rivers and 1800 lakes (Ladoga and Onega being the largest ones) form the H. N. of the Leningrad Oblast. The river network is dense and ramified. One exception is the Izhora Hills where the river network density is... more

hidden Finland FINLAND, country in Northern Europe. Borders Sweden, Norway, the RF (Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast.) Located on the coasts of the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Area: 338,000 sq. km (abt. 10% being inland... more

hidden "Green Belt of Glory", memorial constructions complex "The Green Belt of Glory" is a memorial construction complex at the line of the battle of Leningrad in 1941-1944. The complex was created to immortalize the memory about its heroic defenders. The first construction of the future complex had been... more

hidden Ingermanlandia INGERMANLANDIA (Swed. Ingermanland, Rus. Izhora Land or Ingria), historic and cultural region in the western part of the Leningrad Oblast (Kingisepp, Volosovo, Lomonosov, Vsevolozhsk, Gatchina, Tosno, western part of Kirovsk Districts.) The western... more

hidden "Karlsky Peresheyek" ("The Karelian Isthmus"), a national park Karlsky Peresheyek ("The Karelian Isthmus") is a national park. It is located in the territory of the Vsevolozhsk, Vyborg and Priozersk districts of the Leningrad Oblast. It occupies the area of 25 thousand hectares. It was founded with the decision... more

hidden Leninskoye, settlement LENINSKOYE (Finnish Haapala before 1947), a settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 1800. Located on the bank of the Sestra River. The toponym Haapala originates from Haapanen, the name of the settlers who appeared in that area before the 17th... more

hidden Underwater archaeology The Underwater archaeology. The under water ancient human sites, harbours and ports, hydraulic and fortification structures, ships were found on the Leningrad Oblast territory. In the early 20th century fishermen found an ancient boat loaded... more

hidden Vsevolozhsk District VSEVOLOZHSK DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 2945.4 sq. km. Population: 215,200. Adm. center: Vsevolozhsk Town. Comprises Sertolovo Town, six urban settlements (Dubrovka, settlement named after Morozov, settlement named after Sverdlov,... more